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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday against five men in Turkey suspected of providing financial and travel services to al-Qaida. The five are a mix of Turkish and Egyptian nationals who Treasury said have provided courier and other services to senior members of the organization that carried out the 9/11 attacks

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers. Childhood obesity has been increasing for decades, but the new work suggests an acceleration last year — especially in those who already were obese when the pandemic

By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s reluctance to get a vaccine is a rarity in his country — and may complicate his plans to attend the U.N.’s General Assembly next week. The assembly’s leader announced Wednesday that all attendees must be vaccinated to speak at the gathering,

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The office of Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry has issued its first public statement about evidence authorities say they have of phone calls between him and a key suspect in the presidential assassination, saying he received countless calls from people concerned for his

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch foreign minister has resigned after the lower house of parliament passed a motion of censure against the government over its handling of evacuations from Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover. In a parliamentary debate Wednesday night, the minister, Sigrid Kaag, acknowledged the government’s slow

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of birds migrating through New York City this week have died after crashing into the city’s glass towers. The mass casualty event was spotlighted by a New York City Audubon volunteer’s tweets showing the World Trade Center area littered with bird carcasses. This week’s avian

By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The big highlight of Mexico’s Independence Day has been the visit by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador welcomed the Cuban leader on the reviewing platform Thursday for Mexico’s annual Sept. 16 military parade. López Obrador also called on the United States

HENRICO, Va. (AP) — A tentative contract agreement reached between snack company Mondelez and striking union workers could end a walkout that began last month. The company and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union issued statements Wednesday announcing a tentative deal, but The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports neither would discuss the terms.

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Schools have opened nationwide this fall only to find thousands of students and teachers sickened by COVID-19 in what many officials had hoped would be a year that saw a return to “normal” in-person instruction. Many school districts have faced angry arguments among parents, school board members